Riordan on the road

THE Polwarth electorate is encouraged to meet their member of parliament, Richard Riordan next month in Bannockburn at a Listening Post.

From 11am at the Country Plaza on Thursday, 26 September, Mr Riordan will be available to chat with residents about their community concerns.

As the fastest growing area in Polwarth, Mr Riordan said Bannockburn’s “not standing still” and therefore under pressure.

“All my country towns and communities are important, but this is an area that people want to live.

“It’s a growing town, they’ve got a new school that’s rapidly filling up, there’s catholic schools rapidly filling up,” he said. “Bannockburn will be under pressure for public transport, for health services, it will continue to need community facilities.

“There’s all sorts of services and expectations that are rapidly growing, and I’m just keen to get my foot in the door to hear firsthand from people about what they see as the priorities.”

With upward of 9000 house blocks coming onto the region’s market in the next few years, Mr Riordan said there’s a lot happening and lot of work to be done.

“I’m really wanting to keep on the front foot, raise that with the community and, to a certain extent, keep a lid on expectations about what the community wants,” he said.

“If you can work with people’s expectations so they know their civic leaders are putting plans in place to get end results, people will be much happier with that.

“They just want to know that something’s happening, has been thought about and things are being planned for, so that’s what my listening tour’s about.”